Table 3.
Characteristics of participants in Delphi study
Characteristics | Total sample | USA | Europe |
Response rate, n (%) | |||
Round 1 | 30/33 (91) | 16/16 (100) | 14/17 (82) |
Round 2 | 28/33 (85) | 16/16 (100) | 12/17 (71) |
Age, median years (range) | 43 (32–62) | 40.5 (32–51) | 46.5 (34–62) |
Female gender, n (%) | 16/30 (53) | 9/16 (56) | 7/14 (50) |
Professional education, n (%) | |||
Medicine | 25/30 (83) | 15/16 (94) | 10/14 (71) |
Geriatric medicine | 23/30 (77) | 13/16 (81) | 10/14 (71) |
Medical doctor | 1/30 (3) | 1/16 (6) | 0 |
Orthopaedic surgeon | 1/30 (3) | 1/16 (6) | 0 |
Nursing | 4/30 (13) | 0 | 4/14 (29) |
Management | 1/30 (3) | 1/16 (6) | 0 |
Academic position, n (%) | |||
Professor | 6/30 (20) | 3/16 (19) | 3/14 (21) |
Research associate | 1/30 (3) | 0 | 1/14 (7) |
Postdoctoral fellow | 2/30 (7) | 0 | 2/14 (14) |
Doctoral student | 1/30 (3) | 0 | 1/14 (7) |
Clinical instructor | 13/30 (43) | 12/16 (75) | 1/14 (7) |
No academic position | 7/30 (23) | 1/16 (6) | 6/14 (43) |
Co-management background, n (%) | |||
Clinical | 29/30 (97) | 16/16 (100) | 13/14 (93) |
Academic | 22/30 (73) | 12/16 (75) | 10/14 (71) |
Median years of experience with co-management (range) | 5 (2–20) | 4.5 (2–15) | 8.5 (2–20) |